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Tesla investing $3.6B more in Nevada, including high-volume Semi factory and 100GWh 4680 cell factory

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billion in Nevada to continue growing Gigafactory Nevada with two new factories: a 100 GWh 4680 cell ( earlier post ) factory (with capacity to produce enough batteries for 1.5 Semi is Tesla’s fully electric Class 8 tractor, with 500 miles of range and energy consumption of less than 2 KWh per mile.

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Tesla China promotes battery tech, cites 12% degradation on Model S after 200k miles

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These include the battery technology employed in Tesla’s vehicles, which provide them with longevity over hundreds of thousands of miles of driving. Tesla notes that its BMS ensures that batteries are not overcharged or overdischarged, and they also ensure that cells are safe from damage at all times.

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Redwood Materials opens up new facility just miles from Tesla Giga Nevada

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Redwood Materials, a battery and e-waste recycling venture from former Tesla executive J.B. Straubel, has opened up a new manufacturing facility in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Park, just miles from Tesla’s Giga Nevada production facility. Tesla also manufactures electric motors for the Model 3 in the Nevada Gigafactory.

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Redwood Materials gets $2B loan to expand battery materials campus in Nevada

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The billion-dollar loan will support the expansion of Redwood Materials’ McCarran site in Nevada. Redwood Materials plans to establish a recycling production facility on the McCarran site, located approximately 24 miles east of Sparks, Nevada, in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center.

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Nevada put big battery energy storage where a coal plant used to be

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Nevada utility NV Energy’s largest battery energy storage system sits on a former coal-fired power plant site and will save customers a lot of money. The post Nevada put big battery energy storage where a coal plant used to be appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. Get started here. –ad*

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Tesla supplier Panasonic announces new training, R&D campus near Gigafactory Nevada

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Tesla battery supplier Panasonic announced today that it intends to build a new campus in Reno that will handle training, research and development, employee recruitment centers, and other support functions. Tesla battery partner Panasonic’s new Giga Nevada line to start operations in August.

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Redwood Materials shares plans to localize battery production in the US

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Redwood Materials recently posted about its plans to localize battery production in North America, particularly in the United States. In a post on X, Redwood Materials informed people that cathode material accounts for over 50% of a battery cell’s costs. Interestingly enough, Tesla has expansion plans for Giga Nevada as well.

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